VICTORIA --
A fundraising campaign to convert shipping containers into self-contained homes for Victoria’s unhoused population has reached its halfway point.
That means that the vision of a local developer to provide rapid housing for people living in parks will soon be a reality. A fundraiser launched in partnership between Aryze Developments and the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness has raised almost $240,000 of its $500,000 goal to provide housing for people currently living in tents.
“There’s no point sitting on half the funds raised, so if we can provide 15 homes for people, let’s do it,” said Aryze Developments partner Luke Mari. “We are mobilizing a team and because its all about building the most homes we are able to donate our team’s resources to stretch the dollars even further.”